To decide on our roles for our group we got together and discussed who would suit each role best. As our groups have changed from the previous year we all thought it would be best to stick with our original roles from last year’s project as we have experience and knowledge on particular roles. This meant that I would be the storyboard designer, James would be the script writer, Sam would be the director and due to Ryan’s departure from media studies we all have taking the role of editors. I believe taking on these roles will help our production be most successful.
After finding out my role I decided to research into storyboarding. When designing a storyboard the graphics can be hand drawn, the idea is to give enough information in the storyboard to help develop the final product. There is loads of professional equipment you can use for creating storyboards but one of the best pieces of equipment is the storyboard pro. This piece of equipment benefits are it reduce cost, it helps visualize your ideas, animate you storyboard and it takes shorter time to produce. Many big companies use storyboard pro such as:
• Cartoon network
• Disney
• Fox
• Sony
• Warner home video
This has helped me understand the role of being a storyboard designer. Although storyboard pro would be a great help in creating a storyboard for my A2 media project I will not use this as I believe I have enough skills to draw a storyboard with enough information for it to be produced into a short film. As our group has decided what we will be doing for our production I can begin to think about doing some drafts of what the short films key scenes will be as trying to do too much too early may affect the outcome because changes will happen due to things like location and characters as they may force our group to reconsider our ideas making sure everything works out ok for the final production of the film.
Monday, 7 December 2009
Sam: Audience For All Short Films
When making any film it is paramount you research your proposed target audience in depth. But before I make a definite decision on my target audience, I will look at how films primarily target their audience.
Firstly the narrative or plot of a short film really has to be spot on if you want it to appeal to a certain audience. Generally speaking, romantic films with happy endings appeal to the female audience. Whereas it seems that clever, subtle and non-obvious narratives interest males.
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Firstly the narrative or plot of a short film really has to be spot on if you want it to appeal to a certain audience. Generally speaking, romantic films with happy endings appeal to the female audience. Whereas it seems that clever, subtle and non-obvious narratives interest males.
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Sam: Topics
A common question which is asked when talking about short films is why do people make them? well firstly people make short films for a various different reasons. After looking at alot of different short films on 'you tube' i seem to repeatedly come across charities trying to raise awareness of what is going on in the world around us. These sort of films are not often done to win prizes but to gain support and followers. the short film 'chicken ala carte' which was studied by one of our group members is a perfect example of this. nevertheless, some short films are made purely on the fact the win prizes at global events to get there companies on the map. Having watched 10 short films on 'you tube' , 4 were comical , 4 were charity based , and two were very dramatical and nurrative structured based. This will be brought up in the next meeting when choosing a form of our film.
something i have definetly learned from studying these films is that, if you have real belief in something, you can express it through a short film. I get the feeling the key element to any short films is creativity and imagination. Also a common occurence in short films, is that the sound is normly a tune or song of some sort, verbal communcation is rare. These different topics will be considered seriously when making our own film.
something i have definetly learned from studying these films is that, if you have real belief in something, you can express it through a short film. I get the feeling the key element to any short films is creativity and imagination. Also a common occurence in short films, is that the sound is normly a tune or song of some sort, verbal communcation is rare. These different topics will be considered seriously when making our own film.
Sam : Reflection Of The Project
Ryan finally announced he was officially leaving the group today to pursue with his retail management course. It was thought he was going to do a u-turn and carry on doing his A levels, this meant everything came to a stand still. However now me and Lloyd can really crack on and get some intense research done. I felt it was important to call a meeting to get things on track again, so this will be held tomorrow afternoon in the conference room. We will use ryans research and information to hold us in good stead for the future.Meanwhile I am going to expand my background knowledge of the short film genre by looking at the different topics and distribution of short films in general. Also I hope to see some examples of animated and drama short films from lloyd. Finally i have high hopes that we will start to make some key decisions on the form, target audience and pleasures and expectations of our short film. However firstly to make this important decision , I think i need to gain further background knowledge of the why people make films, how they get distributed and finally who they target when doing so.
Monday, 16 November 2009
Sam : First Meeting
Unfortunately our first meeting with the group was a crisis meeting as our teacher revealed Ryan maybe leaving the group to pursue a management course at retail store. My first thought was complete worry as I didn’t know how we would get around it. So a meeting was arranged by me, and Lloyd took the minutes down. After some intense thinking we decided the best idea to overcome this problem was to share the editing between all us two. Fortunately editing is something which is done in the latter stages of the project, so whilst having ideas in mind we could put that on hold till such a time. Me and Lloyd were to determined to keep upbeat and proceed with cracking on with our project.
In the same meeting I thought it was important to start talking about the form of our short film. Quickly, Lloyd said no to documentary based film, as he thought it was too mainstream and we agreed we wanted to do something original and challenging. He then liked the idea of an animation based short film, as he thought the characters we use can be much more comical and authentic. I wasn’t so sure but soon came round after we couldn’t name too many animated short films. Another possibility was a real clever drama piece. After some deep debate we concluded that we don’t know enough about these two forms to choose between them. Furthermore I sent away Lloyd with the task of finding what work needs to go into these two forms and i would get various examples of these short films.
All in all the meeting started very stressful, but after we relaxed a bit we tried to be very focused with the job in hand.
In the same meeting I thought it was important to start talking about the form of our short film. Quickly, Lloyd said no to documentary based film, as he thought it was too mainstream and we agreed we wanted to do something original and challenging. He then liked the idea of an animation based short film, as he thought the characters we use can be much more comical and authentic. I wasn’t so sure but soon came round after we couldn’t name too many animated short films. Another possibility was a real clever drama piece. After some deep debate we concluded that we don’t know enough about these two forms to choose between them. Furthermore I sent away Lloyd with the task of finding what work needs to go into these two forms and i would get various examples of these short films.
All in all the meeting started very stressful, but after we relaxed a bit we tried to be very focused with the job in hand.
Sam: My Own Job As Director and Scriptwriter
We were told in the lesson that it was time to choose which role in the group each person will take on, after a brief discussion it was evident that this was not going to be a hard task. We decided i would be director, Ryan would be editor, James would be story boarder and Lloyd would be the scriptwriter. This decision initially seems the correct one as we all seem very well suited to these jobs. Ryan’s high intelligence on computer software will give us a really good chance to try authentic ideas out., and finally Lloyd is very articulate and will give us the best chance of having a great script. Also an extra plus is that we have all done these jobs in year 12.
Having been given the job of director I believed it was only right to see how i could build upon my work in year 12. Having looked on the internet i have developed an in depth understanding of a director’s job. In year 12 i saw it as any other job in the film industry, however after reading the importance and responsibility that comes with directing i feel its time to up my game a little bit. A job of director is to make rapid on the spot decisions if they crop up, leading by example and oozing authority. Communicating with team members as well is key as they need to be well informed with any changes you have made etc. It is the biggest job in the team, and i learnt from year 12 the other group members rely on you to bail them out of difficult areas.
I then took sometime out to get some inspiration and guidance from professional directors, so I looked at some of their personal quotes.
I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.
--Bill Condon
One of the great things about being a director as a life choice is that it can never be mastered. Every story is its own kind of expedition, with its own set of challenges.
--Ron Howard
A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.
--Elia Kazan
I have taken all these tips and quotes on board and am confident i can fulfil the role of the director.
in terms of being a scriptwriter.......................................
Having been given the job of director I believed it was only right to see how i could build upon my work in year 12. Having looked on the internet i have developed an in depth understanding of a director’s job. In year 12 i saw it as any other job in the film industry, however after reading the importance and responsibility that comes with directing i feel its time to up my game a little bit. A job of director is to make rapid on the spot decisions if they crop up, leading by example and oozing authority. Communicating with team members as well is key as they need to be well informed with any changes you have made etc. It is the biggest job in the team, and i learnt from year 12 the other group members rely on you to bail them out of difficult areas.
I then took sometime out to get some inspiration and guidance from professional directors, so I looked at some of their personal quotes.
I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.
--Bill Condon
One of the great things about being a director as a life choice is that it can never be mastered. Every story is its own kind of expedition, with its own set of challenges.
--Ron Howard
A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.
--Elia Kazan
I have taken all these tips and quotes on board and am confident i can fulfil the role of the director.
in terms of being a scriptwriter.......................................
Thursday, 12 November 2009
James: Research into script writing
For the next part of my research I will be looking at the narrative structure of a short film, the narratology, the plot and the narrative design.
The narrative structure of a short film is not too different to that of a full feature film. The narrative structure is used to help define the basic plot, also the content of the film. The foundation of the film is usually based on the introduction of the film as it is usually used to entice the viewer into watching the rest of the film giving the basic plot and the main characters and circumstances. Vladimir Propp is a Russian formalist who studied the structural elements of Russian fairy tales, he ended up with ‘typology’ of narrative structures, he said that all fairy tale end up with a sequence of 31 stages starting with absentation which is the loss of a family member or confliction with a family, and ends with wedding where the hero marries and ascends the throne. With 7 basic characters; the villain, the donor, the (magical) helper, the princess and her father, the dispatcher, the hero or victim/seeker hero and the false hero. Vladimir studied for many years and found that these basic plots were used in all fairly or folk tales.
Herman Northrop Frye is a literary theorist he was made famous by his theory of literacy criticism and the development of the ‘anatomy of criticism’ starting with this explanation “The purpose of the introduction is to defend the need for literary criticism, to distinguish the nature of genuine literary criticism from other forms of criticism, and to clarify the difference between direct experience of literature and the systematic study of literary criticism.” He was honored with his ‘four essays’ explaining the need for literacy criticism.
The narrative structure of a short film is not too different to that of a full feature film. The narrative structure is used to help define the basic plot, also the content of the film. The foundation of the film is usually based on the introduction of the film as it is usually used to entice the viewer into watching the rest of the film giving the basic plot and the main characters and circumstances. Vladimir Propp is a Russian formalist who studied the structural elements of Russian fairy tales, he ended up with ‘typology’ of narrative structures, he said that all fairy tale end up with a sequence of 31 stages starting with absentation which is the loss of a family member or confliction with a family, and ends with wedding where the hero marries and ascends the throne. With 7 basic characters; the villain, the donor, the (magical) helper, the princess and her father, the dispatcher, the hero or victim/seeker hero and the false hero. Vladimir studied for many years and found that these basic plots were used in all fairly or folk tales.
Herman Northrop Frye is a literary theorist he was made famous by his theory of literacy criticism and the development of the ‘anatomy of criticism’ starting with this explanation “The purpose of the introduction is to defend the need for literary criticism, to distinguish the nature of genuine literary criticism from other forms of criticism, and to clarify the difference between direct experience of literature and the systematic study of literary criticism.” He was honored with his ‘four essays’ explaining the need for literacy criticism.
Monday, 9 November 2009
Ryan: Target Audience
For our film we have chosen a specific target audience in which we are going to aim our film at, we believe that if our film was to be broadcasted at a large short film festival we would get the ratings by aiming our film at; Young adults approximately 25 years old, mainly males but not excluding the female audience. We have chosen this audience because they will be more exposed to unusual narratives and that’s what we want to base our short film on experimentation with the narrative structure
James: Distribution
As a group we have been researching short films and where and how they are distributed so we would know where to distribute ours and to give us some back ground as to what type of films people like best and are successful.
Short films are mainly distributed via the internet on different websites for example ‘Omni film distribution’ and ‘Dazzle films’, this is the best way to distribute the films as most of the host site are either free or cheap and it is very quick to upload a video, many of these sites are dedicated short films. Short films are also found on DVDs but they would usually be a range of different films by the same producers and some can be found on extras of feature films on certain producers will do this such as ‘Pixar’, ‘BFI’, ‘BBC’ and ‘Cinema16’ these are mostly American producers. Short film festivals are very popular in Europe and this is where thousands of producers go to show their films this is another place where the films are distributed and given special awards. This year there is a short film festival in London which we are held in many different venues but for UK applicants only this is where the producers will go to show off their skills and to try and get noticed.
On television if a film cannot fit the standard broadcast schedule short films will be placed at either the start or at the end of the film as a ‘filler’ in Canada they have a television channel which is devoted exclusively to short films they also have ‘Bite TV’ which is where they ask viewers to send in their own videos.
Short films are mainly distributed via the internet on different websites for example ‘Omni film distribution’ and ‘Dazzle films’, this is the best way to distribute the films as most of the host site are either free or cheap and it is very quick to upload a video, many of these sites are dedicated short films. Short films are also found on DVDs but they would usually be a range of different films by the same producers and some can be found on extras of feature films on certain producers will do this such as ‘Pixar’, ‘BFI’, ‘BBC’ and ‘Cinema16’ these are mostly American producers. Short film festivals are very popular in Europe and this is where thousands of producers go to show their films this is another place where the films are distributed and given special awards. This year there is a short film festival in London which we are held in many different venues but for UK applicants only this is where the producers will go to show off their skills and to try and get noticed.
On television if a film cannot fit the standard broadcast schedule short films will be placed at either the start or at the end of the film as a ‘filler’ in Canada they have a television channel which is devoted exclusively to short films they also have ‘Bite TV’ which is where they ask viewers to send in their own videos.
Friday, 6 November 2009
James: Scriptwriter
As a group we got together and decided our roles within the production of the film. As our group members have changed since last year we decided that we would use our experience and what we had learnt from the previous assignment and keep our original jobs. Therefore I will be the group’s script writer as the other group members read and enjoyed my other script. Lloyd was given the role as story boarder, Ryan was given the role as editor and Sam is the director these roles are the best decisions it should make the production most successful.
As the scriptwriter I have researched many other scripts from other short films and also professional script writing software such as ‘Final Draft’ and ‘Movie Magic Screenwriter 6’ which use automatic formatting, movies templates and index card for scene summaries and notes.
These have taught me that when writing a script you don’t only write about what is said, that you also have to consider directions, props and expressions. Although these programmes help I will not be using them as I believe I have enough knowledge to include all that is necessary in our script. Once we have discussed what we will be doing for our production I can think more about starting the first draft. I am expecting many changes to occur when writing the script as location, characters etc will force us to reconsider our original plan and ideas making sure that the rest of the group are happy with the script and if it is appropriate for the film.
As the scriptwriter I have researched many other scripts from other short films and also professional script writing software such as ‘Final Draft’ and ‘Movie Magic Screenwriter 6’ which use automatic formatting, movies templates and index card for scene summaries and notes.
These have taught me that when writing a script you don’t only write about what is said, that you also have to consider directions, props and expressions. Although these programmes help I will not be using them as I believe I have enough knowledge to include all that is necessary in our script. Once we have discussed what we will be doing for our production I can think more about starting the first draft. I am expecting many changes to occur when writing the script as location, characters etc will force us to reconsider our original plan and ideas making sure that the rest of the group are happy with the script and if it is appropriate for the film.
Monday, 2 November 2009
Sam: Research Of My Short Film
After intensely researching a variety of short films over the last week, I feel I have developed a good understanding of what is required and included for a short film. A good example of a short film was one I found on you tube; namely “Signs”. It’s a typical short film created by Publicis Mojo and Radical Media productions. It’s a romantic comedy directed by Patrick Hughes and Written by Patrick Hughes, Karl Fleet & Nick Worthington. Furthermore it last for 11 minutes. It was entered in the “Schweppes short film festival” and can still be viewed from the website. It was also one of the 2009 Cannes Lions winners. This is about two people working in office towers who communicate by holding signs up to the window. It starts with showing a depressed young man who seems to have nothing to do apart from go to sleep and then go to work. This is all he does until he spots a beautiful young female in the opposite block which seems to mesmerize him. The lady then feels his glaring eyes watching her, and before you know it they are writing messages on bits of paper to each other. Just when he gets enough courage to ask her out, she is suddenly disappeared from the office, getting replaced with another young man. But all is not bad when he discovers she only got promoted and moved to another room. Once watched it is quite evidently it has the form of a romantic drama. There are many things which determine this as a short film not a mainstream clip out of a movie. Firstly it is very concise and gets straight to the point very quickly. Also they have used typical stereotypes as there is obviously not enough time to build a relationship with a non conventional character. For the same reason, they use very few people. Finally Directors of a short film recognises they can’t make there film too complex, meaning they have to concentrate on one form of a film. In this case it was the plot which made this film, with a cunning twist and a feeling of how does it actually end. In terms of target audience the theme is about exploring romances, so this it is got to be targeted at the majority of females. As its set in the office and is an American production, I would probably be right in saying it is aimed at the middle class American people. Being a comical short film, it has got to be looking at the younger generation also. Overall it is a clever feminine chick flick which is definitely aimed to capture the hearts of its audience.
Friday, 30 October 2009
Ryan: Decision On Jobs
As a group we have given out each of the different roles; Sam will be director and script writer, Lloyd will be Story board designer and I will be editor.
I am very happy that I have been given the role of editor as I feel that I am very competent with computers and already know several techniques as I was the editor of my AS group.
I am going to look on the internet for as many different editing software as possible, I have found many priced from FREE download all the way up to £2,000 I also found a laptop which is just for video editing which is priced at £3,500. I have downloaded several of the free programs, some of them were very simple with basic applications such as deleting sections, others were really good giving many special effects and even being able to edit sound tracks and layer different videos on top of each other.
Free software
Software which costs around £500
I am very happy that I have been given the role of editor as I feel that I am very competent with computers and already know several techniques as I was the editor of my AS group.
I am going to look on the internet for as many different editing software as possible, I have found many priced from FREE download all the way up to £2,000 I also found a laptop which is just for video editing which is priced at £3,500. I have downloaded several of the free programs, some of them were very simple with basic applications such as deleting sections, others were really good giving many special effects and even being able to edit sound tracks and layer different videos on top of each other.
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
James: Research
I was researching short films on ‘YouTube’, after watching a variety of films I found a short film called ‘The Plan’. The film is four minutes forty two seconds long, and seems to be rather popular on the website, it has received good reviews.
‘The Plan’ was written and directed by Matthew Kalish in 2008, and is said to be award winning.
The film is an action drama, it begins with a voiceover. A man is describing his life and what he wishes to change about it. He decides to quit his job, leave his girlfriend and migrate to Las Vegas with all the money he possesses. His plan is to bet all of his money on ‘Red’, on a roulette table. It would appear that the man is bored with the direction that his life is heading and wants to try something new. As the film is in black and white, the focus is on the action and what is being said rather than the surroundings of the film. The man then meets a girl; the conversation between the two of them is not polite and is very brief. He then takes a picture of her but she isn’t impressed. She takes the camera from him and runs away; as he chases her she is capturing the event on his camera. He then loses track of where she has gone, gets in his car and reassures himself of his plan to ‘Vegas’. Once arriving he puts all of his money into one game and loses it all. His ex-girlfriend is continually calling him throughout the film, however he ignores each call. He finally answers the phone to her he notices a picture, instantly hanging up the phone he walks towards it. It’s from his camera and is of him chasing the girl. He picks it up and a message is written on the reverse side, simply saying “Now we’re even” followed by her address and name.
The film is initiating that sometimes in life you need to take a gamble. By taking a step back from his original routines he discovers there is a lot more to be seen and achieved in the world. The film also has connotations of ‘fate’ as it would appear the man lost his money for a reason but still won the heart of the girl.
The target audience for this film would be of both genders but from young adults to middle aged. This film would appeal to a younger audience because it shows how life can be and that by taking it into your own hands anything can happen.
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Ryan: Analysis of A Short Film: Chicken Ala Carte
I am going to look at a short film called "Chicken Ala Carte".
I found this short film on YouTube by typing in 'Award Winning Short Film'. This short film was directed by Ferdinand Dimadura in 2005, the production company that he works with is called Rosy Cheeks Entertainment 13. “Chicken Ala Carte”, which was entered into the category of Food, Taste and Hunger it won the People's Choice Award at the Green Film Festival organized by Culture Unplugged. Culture Unplugged is the first film festival to go Online, with more than two million viewers worldwide “Chicken Ala Carte” has already been certified as a Web Blockbuster. Ferdinand Dimadura then beat more than 300 other film entries in competition from all over the world to earn The Most Shared Film Award. It was viewed by almost 100,000 people every day over the Internet. It was also entered into another competition where 3,600 other entrants entered and only 32 films were shown at The Berlinale Talent Campus, the film was successful and was awarded as The Most Popular short Film. This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying every day due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society, the people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people. (http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1081/Chicken-a-la-Carte). The film starts with the logos of well known fast food chains, it then has two girls who go into one of the fast food chains and ordering food, it then shows the food being made and taken over to the two girls. The two girls are then laughing and gesturing that they are full, they then leave the restaurant. A man then comes along on his bike with a bin and goes into the restaurant and takes a bag a rubbish and looks through the rubbish for uneaten bits of food then he cycles off. When he returns home he is greeted by loads of children running up to his bike and grabbing the food from his bin. There are then lots of shots of what seem to be poor people eating the scraps of food and looking very happy. The man then goes into his house where his family look really pleased to see that he has brought home some food, he then gives the food out to his family and they all say grace for the food. It then says "25000 people die of hunger, each day" and hen shows the children trying to grab the food. This film looks like a documentary the whole way through but it defiantly does have drama parts in, we can guess that the girls who order the food are actors, we do not know whether the people who fight over the food are actors who are acting out true events or if they know they are being filmed but they are the actual people who live in this way. This is a really good short film but I do not think it would be able to be made into a feature length film. The plot is establish very quickly, there aren’t many actors/actresses. The target audience for this film seems to be political people as the film is very politic based. I believe that this film has been made for the audience to find it and not really be based on one specific target audience.
I found this short film on YouTube by typing in 'Award Winning Short Film'. This short film was directed by Ferdinand Dimadura in 2005, the production company that he works with is called Rosy Cheeks Entertainment 13. “Chicken Ala Carte”, which was entered into the category of Food, Taste and Hunger it won the People's Choice Award at the Green Film Festival organized by Culture Unplugged. Culture Unplugged is the first film festival to go Online, with more than two million viewers worldwide “Chicken Ala Carte” has already been certified as a Web Blockbuster. Ferdinand Dimadura then beat more than 300 other film entries in competition from all over the world to earn The Most Shared Film Award. It was viewed by almost 100,000 people every day over the Internet. It was also entered into another competition where 3,600 other entrants entered and only 32 films were shown at The Berlinale Talent Campus, the film was successful and was awarded as The Most Popular short Film. This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying every day due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society, the people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people. (http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1081/Chicken-a-la-Carte). The film starts with the logos of well known fast food chains, it then has two girls who go into one of the fast food chains and ordering food, it then shows the food being made and taken over to the two girls. The two girls are then laughing and gesturing that they are full, they then leave the restaurant. A man then comes along on his bike with a bin and goes into the restaurant and takes a bag a rubbish and looks through the rubbish for uneaten bits of food then he cycles off. When he returns home he is greeted by loads of children running up to his bike and grabbing the food from his bin. There are then lots of shots of what seem to be poor people eating the scraps of food and looking very happy. The man then goes into his house where his family look really pleased to see that he has brought home some food, he then gives the food out to his family and they all say grace for the food. It then says "25000 people die of hunger, each day" and hen shows the children trying to grab the food. This film looks like a documentary the whole way through but it defiantly does have drama parts in, we can guess that the girls who order the food are actors, we do not know whether the people who fight over the food are actors who are acting out true events or if they know they are being filmed but they are the actual people who live in this way. This is a really good short film but I do not think it would be able to be made into a feature length film. The plot is establish very quickly, there aren’t many actors/actresses. The target audience for this film seems to be political people as the film is very politic based. I believe that this film has been made for the audience to find it and not really be based on one specific target audience.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
LLOYD: FIRST POST
Hello, my name is Lloyd and I am taking A level media studies at Westbourne Sixth Form. Recently, in our class I received a brief on what we ha\ve to do for our A2 media studies project. The brief was to produce a short film that lasted 5 minutes long. We were also organised into a group of 3 people to work with. In my group is Sam and James. I was really pleased with the members of my group because I have worked with Sam before and know he is hardworking and reliable. Although I have never worked with Ryan before, I have seen his previous work and know they have lots of good ideas.
For my AS media production, I worked with Sam and we produced the opening two minutes of a film. Sam was the director and I was the script writer. However, for the A2 project I have been given the role of storyboard, Sam is the director and scriptwriter, and ryan is the editer. I am really looking forward to taking on the task of storyboard and coming up with lots of ideas with the help of my group.
For my AS media production, I worked with Sam and we produced the opening two minutes of a film. Sam was the director and I was the script writer. However, for the A2 project I have been given the role of storyboard, Sam is the director and scriptwriter, and ryan is the editer. I am really looking forward to taking on the task of storyboard and coming up with lots of ideas with the help of my group.
Monday, 19 October 2009
Ryan: Short Films On The Internet
Short films can be broadcasted anywhere; as group we have had a look on the internet to see what we could find. We typed in Short Films into Google search engine and this is what came up:
The easiest way to get your film noticed is by uploading it onto different websites such as:
The easiest way to get your film noticed is by uploading it onto different websites such as:
These are only a few of the hundreds different short film websites which are about. Some of these sites, such as NewGrounds, also feature other attractions such as games and pictures.
Friday, 16 October 2009
Sam
Hello my name is Sam, and i am feeling in a very positive mood about our A2 project. We received the brief from our teacher and we have also arranged ourselves into groups. I am going to be working with Ryan, Jam Lloyd. I am delighted with my group as there is a real useful mix of personalities. Ryan, having seen him working in other groups, is a great organiser and is hot on time management so we should be okay at meeting deadlines with him around. Being very imaginative, lloyd will rise to the challenge of coming up with good constructive ideas. I feel I am is the productive one, providing different locations, getting together the different props needed etc.
For our AS project we had to make the opening two minutes of a film our group created. I definitely think it was very successful, particularly thinking the clever complex camera shots were the most triumphant. However the most enjoyable part for me was once everything was filmed, putting the pieces together and editing it into a good quality piece of film.
A basic outline to our brief for A2 is that we have to produce a 5 minute short film. So there is a lot of research and planning to be getting on with. If the AS project is anything to go by, i am sure i will thoroughly enjoy myself this year!!!
For our AS project we had to make the opening two minutes of a film our group created. I definitely think it was very successful, particularly thinking the clever complex camera shots were the most triumphant. However the most enjoyable part for me was once everything was filmed, putting the pieces together and editing it into a good quality piece of film.
A basic outline to our brief for A2 is that we have to produce a 5 minute short film. So there is a lot of research and planning to be getting on with. If the AS project is anything to go by, i am sure i will thoroughly enjoy myself this year!!!
James: First Post
Today we received our briefing in A2 media studies; we have to make a short film which will be 5 minutes long, we had our groups sorted out as well. I am now working with Ryan, Sam and Lloyd which is good as in AS media I worked with different people giving me new ideas and production to work with. Ryan is the technical one as he is great with computers and loves what he can do, Sam is the brains of the groups who comes up with the creative ideas and Lloyd is the worker as we can always rely on him to get the work done.
In AS media I worked with Luke, Finlay and Martyn but towards the end of the project Martyn and I were the only two who continues with the project as the other members decided that media studies weren’t for them. We were given a range of genres to pick from but we decided to make a thriller, the project was to make the opening two minutes of a film. Even though we ended up with two people I felt that our project was a success and I was happy with the end film. I look forward to this year’s project as I have more people to share my ideas and experiences with and I am sure this project will be much better.
Ryan: First Post
Hello, I'm Ryan, today we were given our brief. We also sorted out our groups; I’m with James, Sam and Lloyd. I really look forward to working with these three because James has loads of good ideas, Sam is a natural born leader so he should make sure we keep to deadlines and Lloyd is good with the production side, he knows of good places to film and also come up with some really good ideas. I have never worked with these three people before and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can come up with.
For my AS production last year I worked with Samantha, Sean and Nicole. We decided to do a thriller. The brief last year was to make the first two minute opening to a movie. I feel that I worked really well with that group, we worked well as a team and shared all responsibilities. I really enjoyed making our film last year and hope to build on my experience and further my knowledge and understanding this year.
We now have our brief, which is to make a short film. It has to be around five minutes long. I already have lots of ideas, it is going to be good to hear what the rest of the group has come up with and I cannot wait to start working on this assignment.
For my AS production last year I worked with Samantha, Sean and Nicole. We decided to do a thriller. The brief last year was to make the first two minute opening to a movie. I feel that I worked really well with that group, we worked well as a team and shared all responsibilities. I really enjoyed making our film last year and hope to build on my experience and further my knowledge and understanding this year.
We now have our brief, which is to make a short film. It has to be around five minutes long. I already have lots of ideas, it is going to be good to hear what the rest of the group has come up with and I cannot wait to start working on this assignment.
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